difficult oven dimension (23.75 wide not 24) made me have to get a fancy expensive smaller oven and build my own platform
i know theres no way to match existing 50 year old stain with some kind of trim so what other options can you think of? also you can see the lip of the lowest part of the oven and while i dont reallllly need that covered it would be nice but then id have to make sure the piece was easily removed for repair
I would make a panel that looks the same as the cabinet doors and drawers to look like a drawer. If you have removed one of the old ones, it could be cut to the correct size and the edge detail and finish would match.
A matching piece of stainless steel could also be used to cover the gap. If the gap was at the top a stainless steel panel or grille would probably look better and like it belonged there.
I would make a panel that looks the same as the cabinet doors and drawers to look like a drawer. If you have removed one of the old ones, it could be cut to the correct size and the edge detail and finish would match.
A matching piece of stainless steel could also be used to cover the gap. If the gap was at the top a stainless steel panel or grille would probably look better and like it belonged there.
That is the solution. Obviously you are not the first one to have this problem.
If the metal is thin enough you can score it with a utility knife against a straightedge and then bend it to break apart. (.04 aluminum can be cut through with a carpet knife or utility knife--I don't know if it will work for stainless steel.)
Another option is to bend back the ends so there is a rounded edge but that may make the ends too thick for the entire strip to sit flat.
Maybe bend the ends to 90 degrees and insert them into the opening.
so what kind of adhesive to attach the piece of steel to the wood. in theory i may need to remove it someday to put in a different oven so i cant make it super permanent. i got a custom cut piece to fit 3.5 high by 23.5 wide giving me a bit of overlap on all edges
also the platform i build is kinda recessed and it would be nice if i could use something connecting to that wood since it doesnt matter if i damage that wood
Our kids have moved out of the house. My wife is having us redo our daughter's room. 1 of the things is replacing the 50 year old luan door that is shellac'd / natural wood.with a 6 panel door.
I wonder how you'd do that. I could think of a couple ways. Not sure which is right / what are the pitfalls for a novice handy person like myself, with not the best power tools
1) Buy a prehung door, unscrew the hinges from the prehung frame and install the new door in the old frame. That will likely require chiseling out the existing frame for where the new hinges are - the odds they are in the same spots vertically are unlikely? Wood putty the old chiseled hinge areas? And the same for the lock mechanism. If the prehung door is predrilled for a lock, the height likely won't match the existing cut out in the existing frame?
2) Buy a prehung door, take off the trim (on both sides of the door) (hopefully not breaking it) and take off the frame, install the prehung door on the frame. reinstall the trim you removed?
I suppose I could get new molding / trim, but then cutting it to the right lengths / angles is likely an issue : )
And then I'm painting the hall also if I take off the hall side molding.
3) Buy a slab door, new hinges and reuse the existing hinge cutouts, chisel the door for the hinges and drill the lock so it's at the height of the existing latch notch in the frame?
Thoughts on the best way for someone with limited skills?
1 thing that I wonder about is that I'd like to get a 'stock' prehung or slab door from home depot or lowes. The door opening is 30" wide. The existing door is 29 1/2" wide. When you talk about a 30" prehung door or 30" slab, are the doors - the slab and the prehung one - going to likely be 29 1/2". Or a true 30" wide door and the prehung frame inside width is around 30 1/2"? And the slab needs 30 1/2"?
My daughter and son in law had a double door opening in their recently built home (they didn't opt for doors in that opening, which was an option.. The frame measured 60" wide. They bought a 60" double prehung door set (not sure if it was in stock at Home Depot or ordered). Hung the doors in the existing opening - like #1 above. Turns out the doors were true 30" wide each. So now they have to trim the doors.
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I have a small set of stairs that connect the main portion of the house to an addition.[/color]
[color=#222222]Recently the risers have fallen as per the photo.[/color]
[color=#222222]There is no access to the rear of the stairs.[/color]
[color=#222222]Any suggestions on how to place the risers where they belong?[/color]
[color=#222222]Also, how to anchor them in place?[/color]
[color=#222222]The treads are 2 x 12 and the risers 1 x 8 +/-.[/color]
[color=#222222]All help appreciated.[/color]
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